FWD Double Chevron - The Beast of Tarmac Rally Stages

"Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V)" (gaborvajda) 02/21/2014 at 07:09 • Filed to: rally, citroen, citroen xsara, kit car, fwd

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You can cry about Group B rallying all day long. You can moan about the lack of gigantic turbos and power. You can say FWD is lame. One car rules and beats them all:

The Citroen Xsara Kit Car. One of the best looking and sounding rally cars ever to be put on the surface of a rally stage. The car that was able to beat its 4WD, WRC-class competitors on tarmac stages. A compilation video just popped up on my YT subscription list, so I just leave it right here:

BATC42 > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 02/21/2014 at 07:14

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If the Xsara is cool, I prefer its sister, the 306 Maxi. Especially with Gilles Panizzi behind the wheel.

Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) > BATC42 02/21/2014 at 07:16

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Yeah, they are essentially the same cars, I just prefer the looks of the Xsara better. The 306 Maxi was my default choice to drive in SEGA Rally 2.

t_s > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 02/21/2014 at 07:53

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The last good looking Citroen ever made.

Tentacle, Dutchman, drives French > BATC42 02/21/2014 at 08:02

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But the 306 never beat the whole WRC field for a 1-2 podium finish, like Philippe Bugalski and Jesús Puras did in the '99 Tour de Corse.

I watched that go down in a live broadcast on Eurosport, where they did 100% coverage of a stage. As a TV rally event, that broadcast was the best I've ever seen.

And yes, that sound. A 2 liter naturally aspirated 4-banger belting out 295 horsepower, sending it to the front wheels, propelling a 950 kg car. That shriek, like a pissed off Satan, still makes me giggle.

Dusty Ventures > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 02/21/2014 at 08:32

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Dat grip

g_berserk > Gabor Vajda (@Gabor_V) 02/21/2014 at 14:04

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HELL YES a thousand times!

One of (if not) my favorite rally cars ever. I don't even care it's WWD, the awesomese factor in that little french bullet is so high that it negates any bad thing going for it.